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as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
over the years the state's other senator became his alter ego as well as his political ally
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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the hero of the novel is clearly the author's alter ego, right down to his receding hairline and middle-aged paunch
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Recent Examples of alter ego
His auction record was set in 2009 with the Christie’s sale of Belle Haleine – Eau De Voilette (Beautiful Breath – Veil Water), a 1921 sculpture in which a perfume bottle is covered in a label referring to Rrose Sélavy, Duchamp’s female alter ego.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Horner says that his alter ego Zero lied about seeing a green van leaving the Strand family’s driveway to throw off investigators.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
The officers then attempted to get more details from Horner, who appeared to be speaking to them as his alter ego.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Their debut album, The ArchAndroid (2010), introduced their retro‑futuristic alter ego and established them as a major new voice in contemporary music.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Horner says that his alter ego Zero lied about seeing a green van leaving the Strand family’s driveway to throw off investigators.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
The officers then attempted to get more details from Horner, who appeared to be speaking to them as his alter ego.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Their debut album, The ArchAndroid (2010), introduced their retro‑futuristic alter ego and established them as a major new voice in contemporary music.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alter ego
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Her first time visiting New York City, Mann had made plans to introduce her two friends to the larger-than-life Weinstein over breakfast.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Before Miami Dolphins draft pick Michael Taaffe and quarterback Quinn Ewers were teammates and close friends at Texas, Taaffe had the best day of his high school football career against Ewers.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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But in this day and age of college football, with name, image and likeness deals keeping kids in college and depleting draft classes … are there really any reaches outside of the first 20 picks?—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Between Hubble's first image of the Trifid taken in 1997 and this new image, astronomers have been able to measure the speed of the jet and see how its size and structure have changed during the intervening 29 years.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Oscar nominee and Primetime Emmy winner Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff directed the documentary, which features interviews with King, her wife Ilana Kloss, and fellow tennis luminaries Chris Evert and Rosie Casals, and King’s buddy Elton John, among others.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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On the way to save her beloved canine buddy Krypto, the party-hearty but tortured Supergirl teams up with a vengeful youngster (Ruthye Marye Knoll) and a rambunctious intergalactic bounty hunter (Jason Momoa).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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David Palmer, in his first year as South Elgin’s coach, knew the twins were his type of players early on after taking over.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Wildlife officials say aoudad reproduce far more quickly, often producing twins twice a year.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Somehow, the word, in its double-pronged definition, gets to the heart of these pictures, and perhaps is the key to understanding Hurst himself.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Nearly three years after their arrests, prosecutors abruptly brought Bryant into their picture of the killing.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Apparently, plans are underway to open a replica of the cave for the general public, but Herzog beats them to the punch by putting this natural museum on the big screen.—
Eric Kohn,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees also wore replicas of their 1921 road uniforms for the first Field of Dreams game in 2021.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Meta Chief Executive and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building an AI clone of himself.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Colossal did clone Tom Brady’s dog, but even in its veterinary arm, Lamm sees more promise in using its data to help design vaccines and model disease evolution than in selling directly to consumers.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The election is taking place after a sweeping revision of electoral rolls by the Election Commission of India aimed at removing duplicate, deceased and ineligible voters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Of the more than 100 habeas petitions that have already been closed this year, a federal judge rejected only one, The Post found, while a few dozen more were duplicates or were dismissed voluntarily.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Alter ego.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alter%20ego. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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